Sports FIeld / Sledding Hill
Park
8 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Odessa Township
Odessa Township has 23 acres of parks, 5.8 for every 1,000 residents
2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Odessa Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 53% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #634 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
95 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
2.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
23 ac
5.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
53%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
5
1 beach
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Odessa Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Odessa Township is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #634 of 701 in Michigan. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Odessa Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land5.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (23 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13CParks close to home53% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 20%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 10%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Odessa Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be C−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Sports FIeld / Sledding Hill, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lake Odessa Village Park
Managed by Village of Lake Odessa
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
95 conserved acres
under 1% of Odessa Township’s land. Who manages Odessa Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service57 ac
Town or city38 ac
Conservation Easement · 57 acLocal Recreation Area · 30 acLocal Park · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 57 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Odessa Fairgrounds Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 30 | Restricted |
| Village Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Village Beach Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Odessa Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Odessa Township
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Odessa Township
Swifty's PlaceIn Lake Odessa Village Park
DirectionsPlus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
5 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
8Pickleball
5Baseball
1Basketball
1Equestrian
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Odessa Township: June to September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Odessa Township →
Next door
Odessa Township and its neighbors
Odessa Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odessa Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 6 | 53% | C− |
| Woodland Township | 1% | 0.1 | 9 | 25% | C− |
| Campbell Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 6% | D |
| Berlin Township | 17% | 0.8 | 2,425 | 34% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Odessa Township
Where can I hike in Odessa Township?
The longest trail networks: Sports FIeld / Sledding Hill, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Odessa Township is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 5% for a Michigan town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Odessa Township’s trails?
Sports FIeld / Sledding Hill and Lake Odessa Village Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Odessa Township?
12,778 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Odessa Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Odessa Township have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #634 of 701 in Michigan. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Odessa Township neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →